Hamid Jafari

MATH · MATH050 · MATH070 · STATS140 · MATH060 · MATH140 · MATH058 · MATH270 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 21/100
RMP rating: 2.2/5
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Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you can learn math independently and want a potentially easy but poorly taught class.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught classHard to understandNice but ineffectiveMultiple choice testsMixed grading

Most negative and students must teach themselves.
Some students found him kind, helpful, and easy if .
as multiple choice, sometimes easy or open book, but several students call them difficult or unfair.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A seems possible with and test-bank style exams, but poor instruction makes the effort highly self-directed.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The material and tests can be manageable, but the content itself.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , and concerns focus more .

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students advise avoiding him because and often ineffective.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some reviews describe easy tests and leniency, while and .

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, but several students say he does not assign a lot of homework.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

The main pattern is that students describe him as nice but , and poor at explaining concepts.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments repeatedly , and few assignment-based details.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are sharply mixed, but the , and inconsistent test fairness.

Main concern

Students often say they cannot understand him and must teach themselves.

What students said

“ .”
MATH140

“ and are multiple choice.”
MATH140

“He helps you as much as he , and .”
MATH070

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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easy or open book and others calling them hard or unfair.

Multiple Choice TestsOpen Book MentionedTest Bank ProblemsSome Difficult Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

comment, test-bank questions, and mixed difficulty.

Multiple Choice TestsOpen Book MentionedTest Bank ProblemsMixed Difficulty

“ and open book.”
MATH140

“ and are multiple choice.”
MATH140

“Marks you down on HARD tests for the .”
STATS140

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This is an easy class with Jafari, but be prepared to teach yourself most of the concepts.”
Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“ . You must self-teach yourself to pass the class.”

👍 Recommendation Level

28/100

“ teach.”

⚖️

62/100

“ and are multiple choice.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He absolutely does not help teach properly.
Difficult to understand, spent a lot of and really easy problems and sped through more difficult problems.
and does not provide examples.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you can not pass this guy with an A, you do not belong at UCLA.
This is an easy class with Jafari, but be prepared to teach yourself most of the concepts.
Marks you down on HARD tests for the .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He wants you to get a good grade and to keep you motivated to continue with the next math classes.
He helps you as much as he , and .
He has an accent, but you really HAVE to get past it!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 26 in-person reviews across several years with and self-study.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 53

3 out of 53

2 out of 54

1 out of 512

Course coverage

MATH1409 reviews

MATH0705 reviews

STATS1404 reviews

MATH0603 reviews

MATH0582 reviews

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Hamid Jafari

x x x if you can learn math independently and want a potentially easy but poorly taught class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Level

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can learn math independently and want a potentially easy but poorly taught class.

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